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Since the launch of Silver Muse back in April, we have had news and
more news from Silversea (and yes, all of it good!). Silver Muse
arrived in Southampton in early September, a great opportunity to
show off her beautiful décor to the UK market.

Now we have had feedback from a number of guests, we find the
response to the ship has been overwhelmingly positive, and whilst
there has been pushback on the pre-bookable dining options,
Silversea have responded quickly with changes to be put in effect from October, which
will effectively open up open seating, and remove the controversial
different dress codes for different restaurants.

The same week, Silversea and Italian shipyard Fincantieri, which
built Silver Muse, signed a contract worth about €310 million for
the construction of a sister, due to join the fleet in 2020, and
tentatively named 'Silver Moon'. This will expand Silversea's fleet
to ten ships, well on the way to Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre
d'Ovidio's stated ambition for twelve.

That's not all! In a surprise announcement, Silversea revealed
plans to enhance Silver Spirit. An extensive refit in March 2018
will include a small 'stretching' which will increase the capacity
of the ship from the current 550 to 608, and there will also be an
upgrade of the lounges, a new Zagara spa, additional restaurant
options, new suite designs similar to Silver Muse (watch out those
of you who love a bathtub, some of the redesigned suites will be
shower only), and a larger pool deck with a new outdoor aerobics
area and lots of outdoor seating.

Meanwhile Silver Wind and Silver Whisper will undergo some refurbishment
during a December refit. For Silver Whisper, some technical
improvements will increase guest comfort, and there will be a
redesign of public areas, many of which will take inspiration from
Silver Muse's décor. Meanwhile Silver Wind will also receive
enhancements to the public areas.

We have also recently received details of Silversea's programmes
for summer 2019 and beyond, and there are a few you should
definitely look out for. Silver Wind boasts a whole series of UK
round trips, so if you prefer not to fly, look out to see if one of
the many options might suit you. In May and June we see Tower
Bridge round trips to include Round Britain (14 nights), Norwegian Fjords (10 nights) and Scandinavia (13 nights).

Alternatively, if Expeditions is your thing, look out for an
amazing British Isles in-depth journey on Silver Cloud (13th May
for 22 nights - London to Dublin and Dublin to London), some extraordinary Arctic,
Iceland and Greenland options, including a 16-night Greenland-focused expedition on 26th August,
and then the long journey to Antarctica where she will winter for
the 2019/20 season. And last but not least, Silversea's first ever
Northeast Passage cruise from Nome to Tromso
departing 10th August for 25 nights. The sailing is practically
full already, but worth a waitlist for those who have been
everywhere!